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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-2F5BE6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn fragment of a post-Medieval silver groat of Mary (1553-1554), minted at London. Privy mark: pomegranate (North 1991: 126, ref: 1960).
Obverse: MA[RIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI]; Crowned bust left Reverse: [VERITA/S] TEM[/PORIS/FILIA] (Truth, the daughter of Time); Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Length: 11.0mm; width: 10.5mm. Weight: 0.15g.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Weight: 0.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-289
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Mary I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Mary, 1553-1554 (N 1960)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: MA[RIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Reverse inscription: [VERITA/S] TEM[/PORIS/FILIA] (Truth, the daughter of Time)
Initial mark: Pomegranate (privy mark)
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 126 | 1960 |
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